uring 1950s when the country began setting up its infrastructure, over 500 colleges affiliated to nearly 20 universities. The country had only one-lakh students who were continuing their studies after school. We are now living in a different era, where a certificate has become an inevitable asset to sustain ourselves in this competitive world. Between 1950 and 2015, the number of universities in the country had increased to 723 with around 37,000 colleges. At present, the country has more than 2.6 crore students pursuing higher education. However, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, India, the unemployment rate of the country currently stands at 5.20 which roughly translate to 44.79 million unemployed people who are actively looking for jobs. Thus, it is evident that in the process of mass admission of students, many institutes are not keen on producing individuals who are employable according to the industry standards. While, the government manages only 27 percent of existing colleges, the majority of our higher education institutions are in the private sector and engineering colleges have a considerable contribution to this. We at Higher Education Review understand that the abundance of engineering institutes in the country is creating a complicated picture for students, as it is a difficult task for them to choose the right campus. With many experts on the panel, we have a better understanding of best engineering institutes in the country that are providing out of the box facilities to the students, even though it is a tough job to understand the key strength of engineering institutes when they are performing well in the major areas. By measuring parameters like Infrastructure, Faculty, Industry Interaction, Innovative Programs, Research and Placements, our team of experts consisting of top HR managers and Educationalists has brought best private engineering colleges in the year 2016. We sincerely hope that our efforts will help the large community of students who are confused about choosing the right engineering college in the country. In the next few pages, we will bring you the some of the top engineering colleges across the country selected by our expert panels as the ‘Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges Survey 2016.'
Higher Education Review| 2 | MAY 2016 Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges in India Rank NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY /STATE SCORE 1000
1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, RJ 941.12
2 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore , TN 937.34
3 Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi, JH 926.45
4 M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore, KA 920.5
5 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala, PB 915.8
6 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology New Delhi, DL 912.1
7 Institute of Technology, Nirma University Ahmedabad, GJ 911.6
8 SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai, TN 911.23
9 Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri,JH 910.78
10 Lovely Professional University Phagwara, PB 901.42
11 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, TN 900.3
12 Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai, MH 899.52
13 Indraprastha Instituteof Information Technology Delhi,DL 875.48
14 Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering Mumbai, MH 868.6
15 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Chennai, TN 865.21
16 Manav Rachna College of Engineering Faridabad,HR 861.23
17 Walchand College of Engineering Sangli,MH 860.49
18 R.M.K. Engineering College Thiruvallur,TN 855.36
19 Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, KA 854.23
20 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Hyderabad,TG 852.59
21 Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai,TN 848.31
22 Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore, TN 845.48
23 Sona College of Technology Salem , TN 842.55
24 D.K.T.E Society's Textile & Engineering Institute Ichalkaranji, MH 841.17
25 Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology Hyderabad, TG 838.12
Higher Education Review| 3 | MAY 2016 Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges in India Rank NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY /STATE SCORE 1000
26 Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management Indore,MP 820.45
27 IEC Group of Institutions, Greater Noida,UP 820.41
28 M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering Karur,TN 819.23
29 Aditya Engineering College Peddapuram, AP 816.56
30 Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology Cochin,KL 815.33
31 SKP Engineering College Thiruvannamalai, TN 795.86
32 Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology Ernakulam, KL 808.96
33 School of Aeronautics Dwarka,DL 810.21
34 Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology Sangli,MH 792.62
35 Muthayammal Engineering College Namakkal,TN 791.25
36 MVGR College of Engineering Vizhianagaram, AP 737.23
37 Bangalore Institute of Technology Bangalore, KA 735.21
38 Nandha Engineering College Erode,TN 731.18
39 Malla Reddy Engineering College Hyderabad,TG 730.57
40 Ballari Institute of Technology & Management Ballari, KA 728.89
41 SRKR Engineering college Bhimavaram,AP 721.33
41 Cambridge Institute of Technology Bangalore, KA 721.33
42 Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management Mangalore,KA 720.45
43 PSNA College of Engineering and Technology Dindigul,TN 717.55
44 Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering Mysore, KA 714.39
45 Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Chennai,TN 710.96
46 R.V.R & J.C. College of Engineering Guntur,AP 708.54
47 St.Peter's Engineering College Hyderabad, TG 707.21
47 M.S Engineeing College Bangalore, KA 707.21
48 K.Ramakrishnan College of Engineering Thiruchirapalli,TN 703.28
49 Pace Institute of Technology Prakasam,AP 702.67
Higher Education Review| 4 | MAY 2016 Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges in India Rank NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY /STATE SCORE 1000
820.45 50 Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology Bidar,KA 688.84
820.41 51 BK Birla Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pilani Pilani,RJ 685.32
819.23 52 Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology Narsapur,AP 681.29
816.56 53 Poojya Doddappa Appa college of Engineering Gulbarga,KA 679.91
815.33 54 Aditya College of Engineering & Technology East Godavari,AP 676.74
795.86 55 BFIT Group of Institution Dehradun,UK 668.14
808.96 56 Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata WB 661.15
810.21 57 Vel Tech High Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.sakunthala Engineering College Chennai,TN 657.93
792.62 58 Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology Hyderabad,TG 653.81
791.25 59 Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Enginering College Chennai,TN 651.37
737.23 60 Sri Sairam College of Engineering Bangalore, KA 649.91
735.21 61 CMR College of Engineering & Technology Hyderabad,TG 641.41
731.18 62 Gates Institute of Technology Anantapuram,AP 638.47
730.57 63 Raghu Engineering College Vishakapatnam,AP 611.31
728.89 64 SVKM’s, NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School of TechnologyManagement & Engineering Mumbai, MH 605.97
721.33 65 V.S.B.Engineering College Karur,TN 565.77 721.33 66 Tulsiram Gaikwad Patil Coll.of Engineering & Technology Nagpur, MH 720.45 549.61
717.55 67 LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur, RJ 543.26
714.39 68 Jawaharlal Nehru College of Technology Rewa , MP 537.84
710.96 69 College of Engg & Tech, Mody University Lakshmangarh, RJ 532.34
708.54 70 Ganeshi Lal Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management Greater Noida,UP 526.18
707.21 71 RajaRajeswari College of Engineering Bangalore, KA 512.02
707.21 72 GMR Institute of Technology Srikakulam,AP 502.31
703.28 73 Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology Hyderabad,TG 496.81
702.67 74 Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar College of Engineering & Technology Dharwad,KA 492.64
Higher Education Review| 5 | MAY 2016 Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges in India Rank NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY /STATE SCORE 1000
75 CMR Engineering College Bangalore, KA 489.28
76 V R Siddhartha Engineering College Vijaywada,AP 486.46
77 Asia Pacific Inst of Information Technology Sd India Panipat,HR 484.75
78 Viswajyothi Coll. of Engineering and Technology Vazhakulam , KL 482.33
79 LORDS Institute of Engineering & Technology Hyderabad,TG 396.69
80 Aalim Muhammed salegh college of Engineering Chennai,TN 395.73
81 Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre Jaipur,RJ 394.55
82 R.L.Jalappa Institute of Technology Bangalore, KA 388.38
83 Santhiram Engineering College Kurnool,AP 382.17
84 V.S.B.College of Engg Technical Campus Coimbatore,TN 380.87
85 Crescent College of Technology Bhopal,MP 377.98
86 Yamuna Institute of Engineering and Technology Gadholi,HR 373.31
87 Shrinathji College of Technology and Engineering Nathdwara,RJ 370.19
88 Apollo Institute of Technology Kanpur,UP 365.73
363.22 89 Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology Meerut,UP
90 Orissa Engineering College Bhubaneshwar,OR 356.71
91 Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology Virudhnagar,TN 345.64
92 Bansal Institute of Science & Technology Bhopal , MP 325.24
93 Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus Durg,CG 321.28
94 Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Gorakhpur,UP 329.34
95 Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering Pune,MH 324.54
96 Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gandhinagar,GJ 321.61
97 MES College of Engineering Kuttippuram,KL 318.63
98 Dumkal Institute of Engineeing and Technology Murshidabad,WB 298.19
99 Shri Labhubhai Trivedi Institute of Engineering & Technology Rajkot,GJ 278.14
100 Ambala Coll.of Engineering and Applied Research Ambala,HR 275.81
Higher Education Review| 6 | MAY 2016 Top 20 Emerging Engineering Colleges in India 489.28 RANK NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY/STATE SCORE(650) 486.46 1 Centurion University of Technologyand Management Odisha,OR 521.75 484.75 2 KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore,TN 519.25 482.33
3 Cochin College of Engineering and Technology Ernakulam,KL 513.5 396.69
395.73 4 RMK College of Engineering and Technology Thiruvallur,TN 509.98
394.55 5 Roorkee Engg & Management Technology Institute Shamli,UP 509.5
388.38 6 P.A. College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore,TN 507.25
382.17 7 SilverOak College of Engineering & Technology Ahmedabad,GJ 492.45
380.87 8 Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology Bhubaneswar,OR 491.35 377.98 9 GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology Mysore,KA 489.5 373.31
10 Raghu Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam,AP 471.26 370.19
365.73 11 K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology Thiruchirapalli,TN 471.11
363.22 12 J.P Institute of Engineering & Technology Meerut,UP 470.99
356.71 13 CMR Engineering College Hyderabad,TG 470.53
345.64 14 Bharti College of Engineering and Technology Durg,CG 467.64 325.24 15 CMR Technical Campus Hyderabad,TG 465.75 321.28
329.34 16 Brindavan Institute of Technology & Science Kurnool,AP 463.54
324.54 17 Aditya College of Engineering Godavari,AP 458.52
321.61 18 Amity School of Engineering & Technology Gurgaon,HR 458.12
318.63 19 Shree Institute of Technical Education Tirupati,AP 453.55 298.19 278.14 20 M.E.T Engineering College Kanyakumari,TN 451.9
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Higher Education Review| 7 | MAY 2016 Top 20 Engineering Colleges in India with Excellent Industry Exposure
RANK NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY/STATE SCORE(200)
1 M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore,KA 183.45
2 Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering Mumbai,MH 180.22
3 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Hyderabad,TG 177.73
4 Sona College of Technology Salem,TN 174.65
5 Lovely Proffessional University Phagwara,PB 175.14
6 Sri Sairam College of Engineering Bangalore,KA 150.57
7 SKP Engineering College Thiruvannamalai,TN 138.82
8 KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore,TN 135.22
9 Roorkee Engg & Management Technology Institute Shamli,UP 133.61
10 Aditya Engineering College Godavari,AP 130.78
11 P.A. College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore,TN 129.93
12 Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering Mysore,KA 125.27
13 MVGR College of Engineering Vizianagaram, AP 123.85
14 R.V.R & J.C. College of Engineering Guntur,AP 119.37
15 Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology Bhubaneshwar,OR 114.56
16 K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology Thiruchirapalli,TN 106.47
17 Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology Bidar,KA 100.63
18 Aditya College of Engineering Surampalem,AP 98.64
19 K.Ramakrishnan College of Engineering Thiruchirapalli,TN 95.71
20 Raghu Engineering College Visakhapatnam,AP 91.45
Higher Education Review| 8 | MAY 2016 Top 20 Academically Best Engineering Colleges in Inida
RANK NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY/STATE SCORE(200)
1 Birla Inst. of Tech. and Science Pilani,RJ 296.41
2 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore,TN 284.33
3 Birla Institute of Technology Mesra,JH 281.68
4 M S Ramaiah Inst. of Technology Bangalore,KA 275.33
5 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala,PB 275.11
6 Netaji Subhas Inst. of Technology New Delhi,DL 271.42
7 Institute of Technology, Nirma University Ahmedabad,GJ 270.35
8 SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai,TN 263.75
9 Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri,JH 262.72
10 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore,TN 261.66
11 Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai,MH 261.35
12 Indraprastha Inst.of Information Technology New Delhi,DL 260.45
13 Manav Rachna College of Engineering Faridabad,HR 258.11
14 Walchand College of Engineering Sangli,MH 248.68
15 R.M.K. Engineering College Thiruvallur,TN 205.12
16 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Hyderabad, TG 205.09
17 KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore,TN 201.2
18 Sreenidhi Inst. of Science and Technology Hyderabad, TG 200.15
19 Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management Mangalore,KA 191.65
20 St.Peter’s Engineering College Hyderabad, TG 176.23
Higher Education Review| 9 | MAY 2016 Top 20 Engineering Colleges - Infrastructure & Facilities
RANK NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY/STATE SCORE(200)
1 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, TN 133.56
2 Birla Instituteof Technology.and Science Pilani, RJ 132.86
3 Lovely Proffessional University Phagwara, PB 125.23
4 Nirma Institute of Technology Ahmedabad, GJ 124.96
5 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala, PB 124.75
6 Indraprastha Instituteof Information Technology Delhi,DL 121.51
7 SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai,TN 110.99
8 IEC Group of Institutions Greater Noida,UP 108.66
9 Muthayammal Engineering College Namakkal,TN 105.48
10 SVKM’s, NMIMS, Mukesh Patel School Of Technology Management & Engineering Mumbai,MH 104.67
11 PSNA College of Engineering and Technology Dinidigul,TN 102.97
12 Mody University of Science & Technology Laxmangarh, RJ 101.84
13 Malla Reddy Engineering College Hyderabad,TG 95.85
14 Ballari Institute of Technology & Management Ballari,KA 90.54
15 BFIT Group Of Institution Dehradun,UK 85.12
16 PACE Instituteof Technology and Sciences Prakasam,AP 80.26
17 M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering Karur,TN 76.93
18 BK Birla Institute of Engineering and Technology Pilani, RJ 75.5
19 Raghu Institute of Technology Vishakapatnam,AP 73.25
20 Poojya Doddappa Appa college of Engineering Gulbarga,KA 70.21
Higher Education Review|10 | MAY 2016 Top 20 Engineering Colleges in India - Placement
RANK NAME OF THE INSTITUTE CITY/STATE SCORE(300)
1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani,RJ 285.96
2 M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore,KA 278.58
3 Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi,JH 268.67
4 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala,PB 264.12
5 SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai,TN 257.55
6 Institute of Technology, Nirma University Ahmedabad,GJ 256.36
7 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology New Delhi,DL 255.78
8 Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Chennai,TN 201.45
9 Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering Mumbai,MH 201.32
10 Cambridge Institute of Technology Bangalore,KA 196.11
11 Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering And Technology Coimbatore,TN 196.09
12 D.K.T.E Society's Textile & Engineering Institute Ichalkaranji,MH 195.46
13 Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai,TN 194.23
14 School of Aeronautics Dwarka,DL 194.12
15 Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology Cochin,KL 193.56
16 RMK College of Engineering and Technology Thiruvallur,TN 193.01
16 Nandha Engineering College Erode,TN 192.83
17 Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur,KA 192.56
18 Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kalady Ernakulam,KL 185.23
19 Bangalore Institute of Technology Bangalore,KA 181.93
20 SKP Engineering College Thiruvannamalai,TN 175.45 Higher Education Review| 11 | MAY 2016